Alice Faye Duncan
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Formats
Description
This historical fiction picture book presents the story of nine-year-old Lorraine Jackson, who in 1968 witnessed the Memphis sanitation strike--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand for justice before his assassination--when her father, a sanitation worker, participated in the protest.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
Formats
Description
This critical civil rights book for middle-graders examines the little-known Tennessee's Fayette County Tent City Movement in the late 1950s and reveals what is possible when people unite and fight for the right to vote. Powerfully conveyed through interconnected stories and told through the eyes of a child, this book combines poetry, prose, and stunning illustrations to shine light on this forgotten history.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Willye White was the first American woman to compete in five Olympic Games. Born in 1939 in Money, Mississippi, money was exactly what she didn't have. Abandoned by both her parents, she worked alongside her grandparents in the cotton fields. Willye dreamed big. When her cousin noticed she was the fastest runner around, Willye jumped at the chance to put on her traveling shoes and run her way to greatness. Swift as rushing wind, first Willye ran...